Extinguishment

[iks'tiŋgwiʃmәnt]

Definition

(n.) The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.

(n.) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Quenching.[2]. Destruction, suppression, extinction, abolition, abolishment.

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